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Start-Up Checklist: Shipping Provider Logistics
Your start-up soap company’s sales are coming in HOT, and you are trying to harness the momentum to slingshot your company to the next level. Suddenly you receive a customer email, Subject: “Where is my order?” Cue the nervous sweats! One of the most valuable marketing strategies for a start-up is positive word-of-mouth. There are…
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Start-Up Checklist: SKUs
Your soap business is booming! Okay, so you have yet to come close to turning a profit. Still, you’re ready to add to your inventory because if we’ve learned anything from Hollywood, we know “If you build it, [they] will come.” You take to your kitchen and mix more scent combinations with your existing portfolio.…
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All Things “PO,” ZIP Codes
Did you know the USPS assigned a ZIP Code for Santa Claus? It is 88888. How does knowing that help your (kids’) letters get to the North Pole? Okay, you don’t care about getting mail to Santa Claus, but I bet you care about your customers getting their orders. How do ZIP Codes factor into…
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Make Fulfillment of Orders on Federal Holidays as Easy as Pie.
Happy Presidents’ Day! Whether you’re observing George Washington’s Birthday or just another workday as usual, the world continues to spin; consumers continue to make purchases and expect their online orders to be shipped and delivered. As an online retailer, how can you prepare for modified holiday shipping services while still meeting customer expectations? Do your…
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Start-Up Checklist: Fulfillment Kit
Congratulations! You’ve decided to chase your entrepreneurial dreams and opened your very first Shopify store to support your passion, soap making. You spent countless nights, after your day job as an accountant, designing your website. You’ve curated your product pages with variants, photos, descriptions, and pricing. Avocado oil is extra. You’ve linked your bank account. You hit…
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Can I Ship FedEx to a Military Post Office (MPO)?
Don’t do it! When you are shipping to a Military Post Office (MPO), save yourself the headache and the expense; ship using the Military Postal Service Agency (MPSA) via the United States Postal Service (USPS). If you don’t want to take my word for it, here are three (3) reasons why you should avoid shipping through a commercial shipping service (i.e., FedEx,…
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Efficient Warehouse Design Made Easy!
Designing a layout for a warehouse can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Whether you are building your first warehouse or reconfiguring your existing setup, take the guesswork out of it. Follow these ten (10) easy steps to create your very own efficient warehouse space. Given enough forethought, warehouse reconfigurations can be successfully…
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All Things “PO,” MPSA & MPO
Did you know that the United States Military has an internal postal system that is incredibly efficient? By combining USPS’s existing infrastructure and the preexisting network of military bases worldwide, the military has taken the guessing game out of how to send mail to deployed loved ones. In All Things “PO,” USPS & PO, I scratched…
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All Things “PO,” USPS & PO
As an Army brat, I’m intimately familiar with the government’s appreciation of acronyms. At one time, I tried to memorize them all; eventually, I came to accept that there is a better use of that brain space and decided to remember a few of the important ones: USA, FBI, CIA, NSA, MIA… and with this…
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